Bedford Lorries, you used to see them everywhere

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PART 4,PAGE 3.

The Workhorses of the British Military:So pleased was the British WD = War Department,later the
Ministry of Defence,with the wartime Bedford QL’s,etc (many of which remained in military service
in to the 1960s at least) that the S-Type based RL 3 - 4.5 Ton 4x4 Lorry model became the main
vehicle in it’s weight range in the British military.There were both petrol and diesel versions
of the RL,and it was sold in Civvy Street until 1969.

Bedford RL Boxvan-Office-bodied 4x4 Mobile Special Unit RYX 499.
flickr.com/photos/triggersca … 736138472/

Bedford RL Covered Fixedside-bodied 3-Ton 4x4 General Service Lorry NSJ 844
This is a classic British Army lorry:-
flickr.com/photos/old_motors/4462315223/

Bedford RL 4x4 Green Goddess Fire Engine NYV 709
flickr.com/photos/16797800@N07/5686718283/
Auxiliary Fire Service

Bedford RL Tanker-bodied 4x4 Lorry NOY 643E 1967
William Nicol Kintore
flickr.com/photos/43744379@N05/4990125924

Bedford RL Hopper-bodied 4x4 Lorry KYX 782D 1966
C.W Sproston Lime Ltd Poplar Services
flickr.com/photos/16797800@N07/5641636074
This lorry brings back some happy memories:A quarry near Ruston Pava,near Driffield,East
Yorkshire,use to operate some Bedford RL Hopper-bodied 4x4 Lorries,which were ex-British military
and petrol-engined.They were always going through Driffield,and I happened to meet the manager of
the quarry in a public house in Kilham one night,who informed me that he had bought the Bedford’s
at good prices and,although they were a bit heavy on fuel,they were giving really good service.I
was surprised that he had bought petrol-engined,and not diesel-engined,RL’s,but it was a case of
what was available I suppose…and he didn’t seem to mind :slight_smile: .

Dinky Models 621 Bedford RL Covered Fixedside 4x4 British Army Lorry…no,I’ve never had one
of these - but I’d like one! :exclamation: :smiley: :-
flickr.com/photos/buzzer999/5665317483/

The other workhorse of the British Military was the successor to the Bedford RL:the Bedford MK
4-Tonne 4x4 Lorry,which started to enter service in 1970. A civilian version,designated M-Type,
became available in Civvy Street in 1970.

Bedford MK Covered Fixedside-bodied 4-Tonne 4x4 General Service Lorry 33 KA 72
British Army
flickr.com/photos/kenjonbro/5475267358/

Bedford MK Boxvan-bodied 4x4 Radio Communications Lorry Royal Air Force
flickr.com/photos/12831473@N00/5978100606/

Bedford M-Type Luton Van-bodied 4x4 Police Control Vehicle F349 HPN 1988
Parked next to a Foden S36 Sabrina 6XB6/22 Drive-On bodied 6-Wheeler Lorry PWS 123S Penfold &
Sons
flickr.com/photos/42428853@N06/4341163732

Bedford M-Type Dropside-bodied 4x4 Circus Lorry F553 EHA
John Lawson’s Circus.
flickr.com/photos/36917100@N06/5477051831/

In 1974 Bedford entered in to the heavy weight league of Scania,Foden,AEC,et al,with the
Bedford TM Lorry range.
Bedford TM 4x2 Boxvan-bodied Articulated Lorry WXE 278M Publicity photograph
flickr.com/photos/62532775@N03/7125530305/

And who is actually driving this Bedford lorry? Non other than PETER DAVIES.Yes,THE Peter Davies :slight_smile: .
The very first edition of TRUCK Magazine was published in October 1974,and on the front cover
is a photograph of a orange-painted Bedford TM lorry being driven by Peter Davies - it was
probably the above Bedford TM,WXE 278M. Peter Davies worked in Bedford’s Publicity Division.

The Bedford TM lorry range was powered by variety of engines:The Bedford Blue Series,■■■■■■■
and the superb Detroit Two Stroke Diesel Engines.

Bedford TM Techmaster 4x2 Boxvan-bodied Articulated Racing Car Transporter Lorry C999 XPX 1985
Haas-Beatrice-Lola Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing Team Poyle Berkshire
flickr.com/photos/21437618@N02/5036854537/

Bedford TM4200 Aerodynamic Long Haul Concept 6x4 Tractive Unit of 1978
flickr.com/photos/62532775@N03/6370089141

commercialmotor.com/big-lorr … -tmsuper-s

flickr.com/photos/33865953@N05/6405706891/

Bedford TM6000 H Sleeper-cabbed 60 Tonnes GTW 6x4 Tractive Unit powered by a Detroit Diesel
6V92TA Silver Series 313 BHP Two Stroke Diesel Engine
Developed and built mainly for the Saudi Arabian market:-
farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/557 … 08782e.jpg

The Bedford TM was called up,and like all military Bedford’s of yore,it served the British
Military well :slight_smile:

Bedford TM 4-4 GS Covered Fixedside 8 Tonnes 4x4 Lorry E173 KHK Royal Air Force
Bedford 82/205TD Turbocharged 8198 cc 206 BHP Diesel Engine,6F1R gearbox 2-speed transfer
box.
flickr.com/photos/12831473@N00/5978102100/

Bedford TM 6-6 GS Covered Fixedside 14 - 16 Tonnes 6x6 Lorry 39 KE 16 British Army
Same specifications as TM 4-4 GS.
flickr.com/photos/24467251@N02/6740109303/

Ex-Military Bedford TM’s,like all ex-military Bedford’s of yore,served - and still serves -
Civvy Street well :smiley: :-
Bedford TM 4-4 Tanker-bodied 4x4 Lorry
flickr.com/photos/21437618@N … 830212273/

Bedford TM 4-4 Holmes 750 Recovery Crane and Garwood Winch-equipped 4x4 Heavy Recovery Vehicle
HANNIBAL II,Panes,Upton on Severn,Worcestershire.
flickr.com/photos/21437618@N02/6018898966/

Bedford TM 6-6 6x6 Heavy Recovery Vehicle F111 XCS Bedford Kerr and Smith
I’m not sure about this beauty being an ex-military vehicle,but it is both definitely impressive
and is based on the military TM 6-6.It’s powered by a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Silver Series 313 BHP
Two Stroke Diesel Engine,and has a ZF 9F1R gearbox.
commercialmotor.com/big-lorr … ed-bedford

flickr.com/photos/beepee2004/4785871961/

PART FIVE OF Bedford Lorries,Motorcoaches,Buses and Vans WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY :slight_smile: .
After some delay PART FIVE appears on PAGE 6 and PART’S 6 and 7 are on PAGE 7 :slight_smile:

VALKYRIE.